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Tobay Beach

Tobay Beach is a beach in New York, at a recorded elevation of 3 m. Jayne's Hill stands 122 m to the north, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Tobay Beach Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Bronx River Parkway passes 28 miles off. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

Tobay Beach is a restricted access recreational beach located in the middle of Jones Beach Island, a barrier island off the South Shore of Long Island, Nassau County, New York, United States, within the Massapequa 11758 Zip code. Its name is a portmanteau for the Town of Oyster Bay, which owns and manages the beach. Residents of the town are allowed entry, with limited access for non-residents.

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Wikidata Q7811557, matched on coordinates and name (251 m apart).

What the record says

Elevation
3 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.60904, -73.42859

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Beaches
Historic sites
Nature reserves
  • Ketcham Creek Preserve: 4.4 mi
  • Tackapusha Nature Preserve Entrance: 5.8 mi
  • Tackapusha Nature Preserve Entrance: 5.9 mi
  • Merokee Preserve: 7.0 mi
  • Wantagh Woods: 7.1 mi
Museums
Artworks
Gardens
Attractions: 51
Picnic sites: 26
  • Sycamore: 11.1 mi
  • Birches: 11.2 mi
  • Black Pine: 11.2 mi
  • South Maples: 11.4 mi
  • Cedars: 11.4 mi
Peaks: 12
Cliffs: 5
Rest areas: 1
  • Long Island Welcome Center: 14.6 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Tobay Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Jayne's HillN 1°122 m14.3 mi
West HillsN 359°106 m14.3 mi
Harbor HillNW 320°106 m17.2 mi
Dix HillsNNE 15°92 m14.9 mi
Signal HillNNE 12°90 m14.7 mi
Mannetto HillsN 354°85 m13.1 mi
Queens High PointNW 304°79.2 m18.4 mi
Half Hollow HillsNNE 14°77 m12.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3019:06
June solstice05:2419:4720:29
September equinox06:4218:1718:53
December solstice07:1515:4716:30

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353642516171777669584840
Precip in3.32.84.13.83.33.83.23.73.63.73.14.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wantagh Cedar Creek, 5 mi away.

The nearest NOAA station publishes daily tide predictions.

NOAA CO-OPS station Gilgo Heading, NY, 2 miaway — today’s predictions live there.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/357593002

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